“Women on the Block” Diversity Blockchain Conference: featuring only women as speakers and moderators

March 8, 2018

NEW YORK, NY: CKR Law LLP, CLC Advisors, LLC and First Point Ventures is pleased to announce the “Women on the Block” Blockchain Conference taking place at the Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, May 13, 2018 (Mother’s Day), the start of Blockchain Week.

The full day conference will start with a brunch at 11:00 am with speakers on topics including Blockchain 101, how to launch a blockchain startup or be an investor in one, blockchain and the law, coding and smart contracts, humanitarian and other use cases of blockchain. The conference will also feature a startup showcase, an awards ceremony, possibly a tech program for children and will conclude with a networking cocktail party.

In the spirit of International Women’s Day, all the organizers, speakers and venue provider are volunteering their time and space so as to keep the price of admission tickets reasonable and the conference accessible to all. Any proceeds will be donated to a newly formed CKR Law not-for-profit supporting girls and women in technology.

Further information on the event to follow at www.womenontheblock.io. To become a sponsor, please contact Alexandra Levin Kramer, the Founding Chair of CKR Law’s Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency practice group, and the Chief Diversity Officer of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, at akramer@ckrlaw.com. To speak at the event, please email Cindy Chin at press@clcadvisors.com.

ABOUT CKR LAWCKR Law LLP is a global firm of experienced lawyers with diverse international practices. It has over 50 locations and 300 attorneys. CKR Law’s Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency practice group includes over 40 attorneys world-wide and provides clients with sophisticated and knowledgeable legal advice in underlying legal specialties such as securities, real estate, intellectual property, banking, finance, corporate, investment funds, employment and litigation. For more information on the CKR Law Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency practice group please visit www.ckrlaw.com or email questions to crobinson@ckrlaw.com.

ABOUT CLC AdvisorsCLC Advisors, LLC is a firm of trusted advisors and expert consultants, global leaders who have a deep understanding and compassion for social responsibility, purpose-driven business, and the triple bottom line: social, environmental and economic returns for broader growth. We focus on development and execution strategies to build and incubate value-based business ventures, innovations, initiatives, and forward exponential technologies to future societies and smART cities. We are dedicated to finding solutions for traditional business models or expanding into the growing arenas of frontier technologies, blockchain, impact investing, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, venture capital, & philanthropy. Diversity and inclusion are in our DNA and we believe that execution is key to dare mighty things. . For more information about CLC Advisors, please visit http://www.clcadvisors.com or email questions to mailto:press@clcadvisors.com.

ABOUT First Point VenturesThe first private equity style investment house in cryptocurrency. Deploying capital and key management to support successful growth and exit to crypto exchanges. Run by a team that has support all aspects of launch for USD 380 million for ICO’s across the global market to date.